Univision Host Fired For Likening First Lady Obama To Cast Of ‘Planet Of The Apes’

Rodner Figueroa accepts the award for outstanding daytime talent in spanish for “El Gordo y la Flaca” at the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Beverly Hills,... Rodner Figueroa accepts the award for outstanding daytime talent in spanish for “El Gordo y la Flaca” at the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) MORE LESS
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A Univision talk show host was fired after he likened Michelle Obama to someone from the cast of ‘Planet Of The Apes.’

Rodner Figueroa, a frequent contributor of “El Gordo Y la Flaca,” said in Spanish, “You know Michelle Obama looks like she is of the cast of “The Planet Of The Apes” as he pointed to a photo of Obama. Figueroa made the comment in a segment about makeup artist Paolo Ballesteros.

Figueroa was quickly fired in response, according to NBC News.

Watch the segment where Figueroa made the comment below:

Correction: This post originally said Figueroa is a co-host of El Gordo Y la Flaca. He is a frequent contributor.

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